Raghu Rai

Raghu Rai (born 1942) is an Indian photographer and photojournalist. He was a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who nominated Rai, then a young photojournalist, to join Magnum Photos in 1977.

Rai became a photographer in the mid 1960s, soon joining the staff of The Statesman in New Delhi. In 1976, he left the paper and became a freelance photographer. From 1982 until 1992, Rai was the director of photography for India Today.

He served on the jury for World Press Photo from 1990 to 1997. He is known for his books, particularly Raghu Rai's India: Reflections in Colour and Reflections in Black and White.